Editing Blood alcohol content (section)

== Effects by alcohol level ==
{{Further|Short-term effects of alcohol consumption}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=3" | Alcohol level
!rowspan="2" | Effects
!rowspan="2" | Ref
|-
!BAC (%)
!per mille (‰)
!mg (%)
|-
|0.01 – 0.05
|0.1 – 0.5
|10 – 50
|Mild relaxation and reduced [[social inhibition]]; impaired judgment and coordination
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|-
|0.06 – 0.2
|0.6 – 2
|60 – 200
|Emotional swings, impaired vision, hearing, speech, and [[motor skill]]s
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|-
|0.2 – 0.3
|2 – 3
|200 – 300
|[[Urinary incontinence]], [[vomiting]], and symptoms of [[alcohol intoxication]]
|<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=Dasgupta |first=Amitava |title=Alcohol, Drugs, Genes and the Clinical Laboratory: An Overview for Healthcare and Safety Professionals |date=2017-01-01 |work= |pages=1–21 |editor-last=Dasgupta |editor-first=Amitava |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128054550000014 |access-date=2023-05-24 |chapter=Alcohol a double-edged sword: Health benefits with moderate consumption but a health hazard with excess alcohol intake |publisher=Academic Press |language=en |doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-805455-0.00001-4 |isbn=978-0-12-805455-0}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Citation |last1=Haghparast |first1=Parna |title=Alcoholic beverages and health effects |date=2022-01-01 |work=Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012824315200244X |access-date=2023-05-24 |publisher=Elsevier |language=en |doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-824315-2.00244-x |isbn=978-0-12-801238-3 |last2=Tchalikian |first2=Tina N.}}</ref>
|-
|0.3 – 0.4
|3 – 4
|300 – 400
|Potential total loss of consciousness; signs of severe alcohol intoxication
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|-
|> 0.4
|> 4
|> 400
|Potentially fatal, may result in a [[coma]] or [[respiratory failure]]
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|}
The magnitude of sensory impairment may vary in people of differing weights.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dunn |first1=Richard A. |last2=Tefft |first2=Nathan W. |date=2014 |title=Has Increased Body Weight Made Driving Safer? |journal=Health Economics |language=en |volume=23 |issue=11 |pages=1374–1389 |doi=10.1002/hec.2991 |pmc=4135023 |pmid=24038409}}</ref> The [[National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism|NIAAA]] defines the term "[[binge drinking]]" as a pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above.<ref name="cdc.gov">"Quick Stats: Binge Drinking." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. April 2008.[https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/quickstats/binge_drinking.htm].</ref>